Month: July 2016

A power outage hit Bend’s Shops at the Old Mill District for about two hours Wednesday afternoon, prompting some stores and the movie theater…

The Bend Fire Department announced with pride Wednesday that its EMS Physician Advisor, Dr. Helenka Marcinek, was selected by the Oregon Health…

Awareness around lead in our drinking water in Oregon is rising, and some schools in our state have had issues with high levels of lead in their…

Last Wednesday, Dutch Bros Central Oregon partnered with thecommunity to raise $8,639 for two local girls to help offset medical expenses they have…

The Redmond School District Board of Directors has selected Travis Bennett of Redmond to the district’s five member governing board. A total of…

A Redmond man was charged with murder Tuesday in the apparent homicide of a Bend woman whose weekend disappearance prompted a widespread search.…

The family of Kaylee Sawyer, a missing Bend woman and apparent homicide victim, issued the following statement late Tuesday night, thanking all for…

PRINEVILLE, Oregon (AP) — It was not long ago that Crook County had five major lumber mills. Timber was king, and the rural Oregon county was the…

Tierra Newton is one of many Central Oregon Community College students who’s shocked by the disappearance and apparent killing of Kaylee…

The wife of Edwin Lara, arrested in the disappearance of apparent homicide victim Kaylee Sawyer, is a new Bend police officer who notified…

Bend City Councilor Douglas Knight announced Monday his candidacy for re-election to a second four-year term in council Position #2. So far, the…

Central Oregon’s job picture changed little in June, with unemployment levels ticking upward in all three counties, a state Employment…

Hot, windy weather Monday fueled a wildfire burning on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, nearly doubling in size to 9,000 acres, but crews also…

Save OutdoorSchool for All campaign officials announced Monday that petition signatures have officially been verified by the Secretary of…

A little under three hours to the north of Bend, up Highway 97, left on Highway 26, and a right at Highway 35 will lead you to the quaint city of…

Last Monday morning, we set out to go to Hood River for a Road Trip! It was a great experience as a new reporter to pick the brains of the pros with…

Bend police were examining surveillance video and seeking the public’s help Sunday after a man wearing a mask and sunglasses held up a…

To address the growing problem of unmanned aircraft systems impeding wildland firefighting efforts, the U.S. Department of the Interior and industry…

While thousands of people from across the country responded to the emergency request for blood and platelet donations issued by the American Red…

A Mississippi man who took off in his new Lancair kit plane from a private airstrip west of Redmond on Sunday said he didn’t like the way the…